REFORMATION SUNDAY AND UNITED NATION SUNDAY

REFORMATION SUNDAY AND UNITED NATION SUNDAY
Oktubre 23, 2011

PANAGTIGUM
Pag-abi-abi
Mga Pagtagad sa Iglesia

PAGDUOL SA TRONO SA DIOS

PARADE OF NATIONS (Children)

TAWAG SA PAGSIMBA
Pangulo: Paminawon nato ang pagdayeg sa Ginoo sa nagkalain-laing nasod ug pinulungan.
*English = Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary;
*German = Halleluja! Lobt Gott in seinem Heiligtum!
*Dutch= Halleluja. Looft God in zijn heiligdom,
*French = Alleluia! Louez Dieu en son sanctuaire
*Italian = Alleluia. Lodate Dio nel suo santuario
*Indonesian = Pujilah TUHAN! Pujilah Allah di dalam Rumah-Nya!
*Spanish = <¡Aleluya!> Alabad a Dios en su santuario;
*Japan =
Tanan: Dayga ang Ginoo! Dayga ang Dios diha sa iyang Templo!

†AWIT SA PAGDAYEG

♫ “SIMBAHON ANG HARI ” ASP #8♫
Simbahon ang Hari sa katawhan,
Ang Dios nga gugma awiton ta;
Atong magbalantay, Kalasag Siya,
Ang dakung himaya ang puloy-an N'ya

Maghisgot kita sa grasya Niya,
Nasul-oban S'ya sa silaw'ng daku;
Ang dag-um mangitngit salakyan Niya,
Sa pako sa bagyo Siya naglupad.

Sa Imong pagbantay ug pagtagad,
Way pulong tawhanon makasaysay;
Sa bukid, sa patag, sa dagat usab,
Sa init ug ulan miamyon kini.

Mahuyang kaming anak sa abog,
Kanimo kami nagsalig karon;
Dayon ug malomo ang kaluoy Mo,
Among Magbubuhat, Manunubos pa.

†PAG-AMPO (Tanan)
Among Kang ginadayeg, Dios sa kaniadto, sa karon ug sa kahangtoran. Ang Imong pagkamatinud-anon adlaw-adlaw namo nga nasinati. O Dios, sa nagkalain-laing pinulungan ug sa nagkalain-laing dapit, ang Imong katawhan mipasaka sa ilang pagdayeg ngadto Kanimo. Ug nakigduyog kami karon sa maong pagdayeg. Ubani kami karon aron ang among pagahimuon makapahimuot kanimo, among Dios ug Manluluwas. Amen.

†Tubag: El Shaddai, El Shaddai, El Elyon na Adonai;
Age to age You're still the same by the power of the name
El Shaddai, El Shaddai, Erkahmka na Adonai;
We will praise and lift You high, El Shaddai.

PAGPAMINAW SA PULONG SA DIOS

PAGBASA SA KASULATAN
Daang Tugon Deuteronomio 34:1-12
♫Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my path (2X)♫
Mga Sulat 1Tesalonica 2:1-8 Tubag-tubag
†Maayong Balita Mateo 22:34-46 Pastor Carmel
♫Alleluia♫

MENSAHE SA AWIT UCCP Libagon Voices
MENSAHE SA PULONG Pastor Carmel

"Gibag-o ug Ginabag-o/ Reformed and Reforming"

PAG-AMPO PASTORAL
†Tubag: God answers prayer in the morning. God answers prayer at noon.
God answers prayer in the evening. So keep your heart in tune.

PAGHALAD UG PAGTUGYAN
Tawag sa Paghalad
Kita nga gibag-o na, nagahalad na karon dili isip usa ka tulubagon ug dili na pinugos kondili isip konkretong pagpadayag sa atong paghigugma sa Dios ug pagpasalamat sa Iyang kaayo. Magahatag kita sumala sa atong gusto, ug dili kay nag-ukon-ukon o bug-at sa buot, kay gusto ang Dios sa tawong kinasingkasing nga mohatag.

♫Awit Halad UCCP Libagon Voices
Paghalad
†Pag-ampo Pasalamat
Salamat, O Dios, tungod sa naangkon namong kagawasan ug sa pribilihiyo sa paghatag niining mga gasa nganha Kanimo. Panalangini kini, O Dios, aron mapadayon ug mapalambo pa ang imong buluhaton dili lamang dinhi sa Libagon kondili sa kinatibuk-ang United Church of Christ in the Philippines, nga Imong Iglesia. Sa ngalan ni Jesus. Amen.

♫AWIT SA PAGTUGYAN “O AMAHAN NGA MAHIGUGMAON"

O, Amahan nga mahigugmaon, nagpangaliya kami kanimo
Ning takna sa among panagtigum, among pag-ampo dawaton Mo.

Kanimo, O Dios, tanang pagbati ug kasingkasing among gihalad
Sa atubangan Mo, O Ginoo, wa nay makulang sa grasya Mo.

Mga gumunhap sa kinabuhi ang kasulbaran diha Kanimo
Pakigsultihan Ikaw Ginoo, among pagpili tultulan Mo.

Imong tudloan kami pag-ampo, pagatumanon ang pagbuut Mo
Ug pamation ang Imong tingog, O maluluy-on nga Amahan. Amen

†KATAPUSANG PAG-AMPO ug PANALANGIN Pastor Carmel
†Tubag: ♫ Tulo Ka Amen


Scripture Lessons for Oktubre 24 - 30, 2011
UNITED CHURCH MEN SUNDAY ug INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SUNDAY
Josue 3:7-17 Ang Josue 3 nagpakita nga gawas sa gahum ug grasya ni Yahweh, dili kita makalahutay. Sa unsang paagi kini tinuod sa Imong kinabuhi karong semanaha?
Salmo 107:1-7, 33-37 Ang pagtoo usa ka gasa ug usa ka decision o pagpili. Sa unsang paagi nimo nasinati ang pagtoo nga usa ka gasa ug usa ka pagpili?
1Tesalonica 2:9-13 Hinumdumi ang mga milabay nga mga pastor sa Libagon. Unsa may maayong mensahe nga ilang gidala nga nakapapukaw sa inyong kinabuhi?
Mateo 23:1-12 Nagpasidaan si Jesus batok sa mga Pariseo ug Magtutudlo sa Balaod. Makit-an ba sa UCCP Libagon ang mga pasidaan ni Jesus? Makit-an ba kini sa inyong kinabuhi?

October 26 MIDWEEK SERVICE
Text Salmo 107:1-7, 33-37
PRAYER FOCUS Ang mga Lumad sa atong Komunidad
Leader Mrs. Charie Magadan
Meditation Pastor Carmel

October 29 COTTAGE PRAYER FELLOWSHIP
Text 1 Tesalonica 2:9-13
Leader Jovelyn Pelias
Facilitator Mrs. Primitiva Paitan

October 30 DIVINE WORSHIP SERVICE
Text Mateo 23:1-12
Liturgist Mr. Rene Ando
Bible Reader Mr. Weni Guasa
Speaker Rev. Joe Infortuna
Sponsor UCM


UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
Eastern Visayas Jurisdictional Area
Southern-Western Leyte Conference, Inc.
Libagon, Southern Leyte


Reformation and United Nations Sunday

WORSHIP LEADERS: Oktubre 23, 2011
Sponsor Board of Elders and Children
Liturgist Dr. Nathaniel Magadan and Children
Bible Reader Elder Florencio Bautista and Children
Preacher Rev. Carmel Villar-Paet

ALONE

HAY... KAMINGAW SA KALIBOTAN. Mingaw ng hapit dili na maagwanta... nganong in-ani man ang bation tawn... bisag gilibotan nag mga kaila ug maanyag nga mga higala... apan sa akong kasingkasing... gipangita man ang imong presensya...

Ay! Ay! kalisod... ning mag-insara sa kinabuhi...

NANAYPASTOR PO AKO

Never realized how this username that I chose for myself has been put to a test... until now...

in my username, I just declared that i am first nanay before i am a pastor. that in every decision i make, I make sure that my being nanay comes uppermost.


then, I take on a church assignment that takes me away from my children. this declaration has been challenged. how can I be a nanaypastor while taking on a church assignment away from my children.

May i reflect: even as i take a church assignment away from my family, i thought that by leaving them behind was the best decision a mother could take. If i take them with me in a church assignment unknown to me at that moment, i have placed my children's security at risk. where will they go to school? how are they going to adjust to a new, unknown environment. whereas, where they are right now, they are secured. their education (the quality of their education) is assured. Hindi nga... dito lang sila sa PCU at the care of their father. mas secure sila dito. mas maaalagaan sila.

But i miss being a mother to them. Like waking them up in the morning...preparing them to school... then, i ask, ano na nga ba ang pagiging ina? what does it mean to be a mother? Is mothering all about tasks? doing something? Isn't mothering more of a relationship than a job to be done?


From the distance, I can still be a mother. I can still take care of them... nurture them.. remind them to do their best...At the same time I can be a pastor. as i reflect on this being a NanayPastor is not about doing a job... it is declaring my relationship to one and all. I am not just nanay to my biological children... I am also nanay to those who consider me their nanay.



I am also a pastor... not just to my parishioners but also to my own children. Being a pastor is not a position, a rank but a relationship. I take care of the sheep God has entrusted to me which includes my children, the members of the local church where I am assigned and to everyone.

and so I declare! I am NanayPastor... walang conflict...di dapat paghiwalayin. Puede akong maging nanaypastor malapit man ako o malayo sa mga anak ko o sa parishioners.

This picture aptly describe who I am... arms stretched out to welcome everyone who needs my care, my guidance, my presence. NanayPastor po ako!

UPON THIS ROCK AND WITH THIS KEY

And Jesus said, "You are a rock... and on this rock I will build my church." Matt 16:18

Kuyog sa atong ACT OF DEDICATION:
Pagkuha ug bato. kupti kini. unya pag-mpo: "Ako bato... ug niining bato pagatukuron... palig-onon...dasigon ni JesuCristo ang iyang IGLESIA."

"Ihatag ko kanimo ang mga yawi sa Gingharian sa langit. Unsa ang imong idili dinhi sa yuta idili usab didto sa langit>"
Pagkupot ug yawi (bisag unsa nga yawi). Pag-ampo: "Ginadili na nako ang ________ (ex., panagbingkil, panagbuwag, kagubot o unsa may dili na ka ganahan nga mahitabo sa imong kinabuhi ug sa atong iglesia).

"Ug ang imong itugot dinhi sa yuta itugot usab didto sa langit"
Guniti lang gihapon ang yawi uban sa pag-ampo: "Itugot nako ang ______________ (ex., panaghiusa, pagpasayloay, o unsa may buot nimo mahitabo sa imong kinabuhi ug sa atong iglesia."

SACRIFICE

Romans 12:1 "Present your body as a living sacrifice"

What does it mean to present our body as living sacrifice? It means our willful decision to use all our senses, abilities, resources, positions, status, all that we have, to BUILD AND NURTURE relationships and to contribute to the health and survival of the body of Christ. And since we are part of the body, we are the first beneficiary: we are nurtured and built and made whole in the process.

PANUHOT... KABUHI UG AYRE

masama na talaga pakiramdam ko... parang biglang may sumakit sa likod ko.

Ilang araw din akong lumalakad ng paika-ika.

Nagsimula eto nung naligo ako.

Pagkatapos kong labhan ang aking nabasang damit, tumayo ako para isampay ang mga ito.

Yun na po... di na ako nakatayo ng tuwid.



ng malaman ng mga kababaihan ng iglesia ang aking naramdaman

pinatawag nila ang hilot ng bayan...

isang babaeng may dinaramdam din

ngunit di alintana ang kanyang karamdaman

maibsan lang ang dalamhati ng iba.



hinilot nya ako... habang nakapalibot ang anim na mga babae

may tagahawak ng haplas ... may taga-abot ng papel

ang papel na pinutol-putol

pinahiran ng pili at dinikit sa iba'tibang bahagi ng aking katawan



eto daw ang ulo ng ayre... sabi ni Mana Bining ang hilot.

matapos niyang mahuli ang ulo ng ayre

na syang nagbibigay sa akin ng sakit

tinapalan nya ito ng papel na may ipil.



andami ko daw'ng panuhot

bigkas niya habang hagod-hagod niya ang buo kong likod.

di ko muna puedeng maligo

wika niya.

paglalabas ka magjacket ka

ng di madagdagan ang iyong panuhot

pinatihaya nya ako...

at hinagod ang aking tiyan.

masaya niyang ibinalita sa mga kababaihan

nasa lugar na ang kanyang kabuhi

mabuti sana kung maitali natin ito para

"dili kabuhi ang kabuhi"

at naghanap na sila ng maitatali sa aking baywang



iba't -ibang babae... may kanya-kanyang dinaramdam

ngunit sama-sama para maibsan

ang sakit na dinaramdam ng isa

may taga takip sa aking hita

wag ka nang mahiya, puros naman tayo dito babae

may nagsasaing sa kusina

may taga takbo para kunin kung ano mang hingin ni Mana Bining.



Iba't ibang babae

sama-sama't tulong-tulong

para itali ang kabuhi

at paalisin ang panuhot at ayre.

Mothering from a distance... pastoring intimately

This week August 17-19, Mithi Andrea, Hiyas Isabella and Katha Amiel will be taking their First Periodical Exam without me pestering them to study. Are they relived that I'm not around to pester them? Do they miss my pestering?

Thanks to unlimited call services of cellphone companies, I could accompany my children as they study, eat with them, walk with them through school until they reach the doors of their classrooms, bid them goodbye with a kiss and a "God bless you!" Thanks to Facebook, I could monitor the growth and blossoming of my children from the pictures posted by their friends. I could watch them dance, hear them sing and cheer them up. All these are done from a distance.

At the end of the day, my arms still ache to hold them tight. My bosom longs to have their head snuggle in between my breast. My shoulders are empty without their head leaning on them or their arms wrapped around them. I could no longer tell them, "hindi ako sampayan ng nangangalay na braso, ano!" And even with that protest, my children would still hang their arms around my shoulder. Oh, how empty my shoulders are!

In their absence, I try to become a pastor to the church and be intimate with the lives of the members... I could lend my ear to their endless talks of marital woes (and reflect how I am going to resolve if I have the same marital problem as they have), exchange banters with mothers about our parental glitz, visit with those who are sick, bring communion to the elderly members of the church, struggle over preparing Sunday School lessons, liturgical order, songs which will respond to the current situation of the members.

It is rewarding to be intimate in pastoring the church... and now it is a challenge to mother from a distance.

sa dihang nanamin ang langit

1775 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'It is no great matter where we are, provided we see that the Lord has placed us there, and that He is with us.' -Aug 17, today in Religious History

In-anaon na lang jud ug tan-aw kay kon dili basin mabuang ko!

When Women Come Together

When women come together... what power

In a time when women are pitied against each other... just look at tv shows where women are put against women; before men are the ones oppressing women, sadly, these days, women are the ones oppressing women.

...it is a comfort to know that there are Biblical stories where women come to help another woman to accomplish God's purpose not only in their lives but in the course of history.

The first story that comes to mind is the story of Ruth and Naomi.

A very familiar story... in fact, Ruth's confession has been used as a wedding vow:

"Don't ask me to leave you! Let me go with you. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God...May the Lord's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you." Ruth 1:16, 17

When Naomi lost all hope, having lost her husband and sons, she even asked her friends to call her Marah, saying the "Almighty God has made my life bitter," Ruth remained by her side, restored her confidence and helped her gain stature in the community.

At the end of the story, the women in the village praise Naomi, saying,, "A son has been born to Naomi..who will bring new life to you and give you security in your old age."

It is amazing that women now has achieved far more than what women in the past has achieved. Our country has 2 women presidents (we have surpassed USA in this area) and women are holding higher positions in church (UCCP has another woman bishop), educational institutions ( PCU Dasma Colleges have 2 women deans). A woman is our country's Ombudsman. Hah!

Let us use this milestone to uplift fellow women... not be the cause of their suffering.